Cataclysm

Template:Wiktionary Cataclysm is derived from the Greek Template:Lang (Template:Wikt-lang), 'down, against', and Template:Lang (Template:Wikt-lang), 'wash over, surge'. It may refer to: Template:Tocright

Common meanings

Generally, any large-scale disaster
Deluge (mythology)
Doomsday event, see hypothetical risks to civilization, humans, and planet Earth
A catastrophic natural event:
- List of geological phenomena
- earthquake, the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
- volcanic eruption

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, an expansion pack of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, an open-source cross-platform roguelike video game
Homeworld: Cataclysm, a stand-alone expansion, of the Homeworld space-based RTS franchise

Cataclysm (Dragonlance), a fictional event in the Dragonlance novels
Batman: Cataclysm, a DC Comics crossover story arc featuring Batman
Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand, a 2013–2014 crossover storyline appearing in the Ultimate Marvel line of books
Godzilla: Cataclysm, a miniseries from the Godzilla comics by IDW Publishing, see Godzilla (comics)#Miniseries

A special ability used by Cat Noir, a character in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
"Cataclysm", a song by Au5 and Crystal Skies
"Cataclysmic", a song by Joe Satriani from the 2015 album Shockwave Supernova

Cataclysmic variable star, which irregularly increases in brightness by a large factor, then drops back down to a quiescent state (initially called nova)
Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis, pseudo-scientific claim of past rapid changes of Earth's axis
Ekpyrosis, a conflagration
Pyroclastic flow, fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
Lahar, violent volcanic mudflow or debris flow
Eschatology, part of theology concerned with the final events of history
Kataklysm, Canadian death metal band